Yemen's Al Mehwar slum

Thousands of people are living in desperate conditions in Yemen with poor access to food and water. This video looks at the struggles faced by the Zaid family in Al-Mehwar area. It's one of the biggest slums in the capital, Sanaa, and home to 4,000 people.

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[usespanner1]

They born 7 or 8 children but there's no water, no land and less and less oil. It's catastrophic.

The imam (or mullah) says do not use condoms so they are in miserable conditions because of their religion.

[amazingdany]

Too bad Yemeni oil money doesn't go back to build the country, a pattern too often seen in poor countries.

[libyaau]

It appears there is a great need for a proper social welfare programme!

[red44ever]

inshallah

[Muawiyah4life]

thats so sad, subhanallah but even looking at them reminded me that our brothers and sisters os somalia are a a far greater worse condition then them...May Allah make it easy for them inshallah

[Muawiyah4life]

lool yea u do have a point, but whats even more sader is we have money but our country is run by theifs

[bacyem]

saudi is giving it away to the usa and the usa is giving it to isreal

[umar711]

where is almehwar

[oceanbound222]

sad, and so much saudi money right next door